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Lifestyle Family Films – Do you want a Yearbook film?

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I honestly have no idea how many lifestyle family films I have made over the last five years. Initially, these Fusion Slideshows included still images moving across the screen with a few tiny video clips as a surprise. About 3 years ago while I was editing a family who had spent their time making pancakes […]

Light and Shadows – Denver Newborn Photographer

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I think the black & white bug is finally back.  I typically deliver a large number of monochromatic images in my client galleries, but steadily over the last year I have been delivering more and more in color.  Each time I do a web refresh it seems like color images get swapped in for black […]

When Eliza met Wilder

hospital newborn photography

Did you hear the joke about the newborn photographer that went to the wrong hospital? Yes, I did in fact head to the wrong hospital for this session. I can totally laugh at myself now, but I bet I will never make that mistake again. You see I documented Eliza’s arrival a little over two […]

Boulder Newborn Photographer – Meet Oscar

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Boulder Newborn Photographer – I have looked forward to meeting this cutie.  I first photographed his big brother’s newborn session over 3 years ago.  Time flies!  For returning clients I often to try to recreate images so you can hang similar images side by side on the wall.  There is always room for individual creativity, but seeing the […]

Why you should book multiple sessions for your newborn

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Boulder Newborn Photographer I haven’t written a baby plan post in two years so it is time for an update.  Let’s for a moment think about a baby plan separate from the newborn session.  I think we all get why you hire a professional for the newborn session.  It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity […]

Going back for seconds – Lifestyle Newborn Photography in Boulder

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Three years ago I wrote an article for Light Inspired, Reshoot is not a dirty word.  At the time I gave a recent example where I had returned to the hospital the morning after a Visiting Hours Only session to capture a few images with the baby alone and with mom.  My gallery was filled […]

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